2011 World Cup in numbers

High Scores: Dashing Indian opener Virender Sehwag's 140-ball 175 against Bangladesh was the highest individual score by a batsman in the 2011 World Cup. Andrew Strauss's magnificent 158 against India; Tillakaratne Dilshan's 144 against Zimbabwe; AB de Villiers's 134 vs Netherlands and Upul Tharanga's 133 against Zimbabwe round off the top-five list.more after the break...

Highest Totals: India's mammoth 370 for 4 in the first match of the 2011 World Cup against Bangladesh at Dhaka was the highest total in the tournament closely followed by New Zealand's 358-6 against Canada in Mumbai. The other three in the top-five highest totals are: South Africa 351-5 vs Netherlands, India 338 against England and England 338-8 against India.

Highest Totals: India's mammoth 370 for 4 in the first match of the 2011 World Cup against Bangladesh at Dhaka was the highest total in the tournament closely followed by New Zealand's 358-6 against Canada in Mumbai. The other three in the top-five highest totals are: South Africa 351-5 vs Netherlands, India 338 against England and England 338-8 against India.

Most Wickets: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi (21 wickets at an average of 12.85 and economy rate of 3.62) and Zaheer Khan (21 wickets at an average of 18.76 and economy rate of 4.83) were the jont highest wicket-takers in the 2011 World Cup. New Zealand's Tim Southee with 18 wickets comes in at third place, and he is followed by Robin Peterson, Muttiah Muralitharan and Yuvraj Singh, who all took 15 wickets each. Imran Tahir and Umar Gul took 14 wickets each, while Kemar Roach, Brett Lee, Lasith Malinga and Harvir Baidwan all took 13 wickets each.

Most Fifties (and over): Yuvraj Singh (1 century and 4 half-centuries) and Jonathan Trott (five half-centuries) both had five scores of 50+ in the tournament. Sachin Tendulkar and Tillakaratne Dilshan, who both scored two centuries and two half-centuries each, were joined by Kumar Sangakkara (1 century and 3 half-centuries) and Gautam Gambhir as well as Brad Haddin, who both scored four 50s each, in this category.

Largest Victories - By Runs: South Africa's 231-run thrashing of Netherlands and West Indies's 215-run thumping of the same team occupy the top two positions in this category. The other three results that make the top-five list are: Sri Lanka's 210-run win over Canada, South Africa's 206-run win over Bangladesh and Pakistan's 205-run win over Kenya